
Human trafficking suit spreads to Hindu temples in 5 states
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking for luring them from India to build a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PORTER Associated Press A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking for luring them from India to build a…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The federal government is suing Uber saying it discriminates against disabled people by charging fees when…
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal investigators say a Tesla driver killed with a passenger in…
Continue ReadingBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare enrollees who take expensive medicines could save thousands of dollars a…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hershey is expanding its salty snack portfolio with the purchase of Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels. The Hershey Co.…
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The U.S. monthly budget deficit fell in October as the government collected more taxes from individuals and…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. beer industry has one less independent brewer. Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery said Wednesday it is…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates in the U.S. fell this week, as the key 30-year rate again retreated below 3%. Mortgage buyer…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Investigators trying to learn why a commercial fishing boat sank off Massachusetts nearly a year ago are using some high-tech…
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Michael Bloomberg will spend $120 million in an effort to reduce the…
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Several countries and companies have announced plans to stop selling cars that run on…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Ford and Purdue University are working to create a new charging station cable that could combine with in-development vehicle…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ferries in Greece are to remain tied up in port for two days after unions declared a 48-hour strike. The strike which began…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a new pandemic low 267,000…
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Microsoft has launched a digital immersive tour at the ancient…
Continue ReadingBy CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency banking allows consumers to hold and spend cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, litecoin and ether. Card…
Continue ReadingBy ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Introduced for 2021, the Volkswagen ID.4 is the German automaker’s first all-electric SUV and part of a new wave of…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers has cut its 2021 growth prediction for Europe’s biggest economy to…
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A top European Union court has rejected Google’s appeal of a 2.4 billion euro fine from…
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it has started evaluating whether to authorize Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for…
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge…
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s health minister says it will be able to obtain enough vaccines to…
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Young people living in Pacific Rim countries want to see more ambition from their…
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares of Rivian Automotive jumped in their debut Wednesday, rising as much as 53% as…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are trading mixed after a worrisome report on U.S. inflation that slammed into the…
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest online shopping day, known as “Singles’ Day” on Nov. 11, is taking on a…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden is touting his $1 trillion infrastructure plan as an eventual…
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Women — and some men — in Congress have been fighting for government…
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